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reader.dev
Spec sheet
- What it does
- Reader Browser provides cloud browser sessions that automation code can control for interactive web tasks.Read 4 Oct 2026 · reader.dev
- Intended users
- Reader Browser is intended for AI agent and application workflows that need interaction, rendered state, screenshots, PDFs, or browser automation.Read 4 Oct 2026 · reader.dev
- Monthly credits
- Each account receives 1,000 credits per month, which reset each billing period and do not roll over.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.reader.dev
- Open source
- Reader's underlying project is open source under the Apache 2.0 license, and the maker says it can be self-hosted.Read 4 Oct 2026 · reader.dev
- Other credit costs
- Standard scrapes cost 1 credit per page, premium scrapes cost 3 credits per page, and cache hits and failed scrapes cost 0 credits.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.reader.dev
- Outputs
- Workflows can capture page text, HTML from elements, screenshots, PDFs, visited URLs, or extracted values.Read 4 Oct 2026 · reader.dev
- Page interactions
- Browser automation can navigate, click, type, fill forms, scroll, and capture rendered page state.Read 4 Oct 2026 · reader.dev
- Playwright
- Reader Browser supports Playwright connections through CDP using chromium.connectOverCDP.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.reader.dev
- Puppeteer and CDP
- Reader Browser supports Puppeteer connections and direct WebSocket connections using CDP.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.reader.dev
- Session state
- Cookies, local storage, and authentication persist for the duration of a browser session.Read 4 Oct 2026 · reader.dev
- Support channels
- Reader's documentation links to its GitHub repository and Discord community.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.reader.dev
- Usage limit
- Browser sessions cost 1 credit per minute and automatically close after the configured timeout, which defaults to a maximum of 60 minutes.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.reader.dev
- When to use it
- Reader recommends using Scrape, Crawl, or Extract for simpler page reading and using Browser when interaction is required.Read 4 Oct 2026 · reader.dev
Plans and prices
Free Free 1,000 credits per month · Browser sessions use 1 credit per minute · No card required Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.reader.dev
Where Specifiction places it
- Headless Browser APIs#27 of 337.3
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